On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 20:23, maxim wexler <bliss...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi group, > > My 900A with a fresh gentoo install boots into a panic. Says it doesn't like > my root=/dev/sda2 option. But that *is* the root partition. > > fstab: > > /dev/sda1 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2 > /dev/sda2 / ext3 noatime 0 1 > > almost exactly like the model in the quick-install guide which uses a swap > partition for /dev/sda2 and calls /dev/sda3 /. > > grub.conf: > > default 0 > timeout 10 > > title Gentoo > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/kernel root=/dev/sda2 # 'kernel /kernel' also works > > The disk SSHD is divided into two partitions, the first I mount at /boot is > formatted ext2, the seconded I mount at / is formatted ext3. Drivers for both > fs are include *in* the kernel. > > One thing I noticed when I setup grub is that the USB stick which holds the > liveOS xubuntu is called /dev/sda and the SSHD /dev/sdb. Which I took into > account: > > grub> root (hd1,0) #which gives the appropriate response > grub> setup (hd1) #ditto > > But of course when I boot w/o the USB stick I go back to calling the drive > (hd0). I assume that's correct because poking around on the command line when > I get to the splash screen proves it. If I enter the command kernel / and hit > tab it displays
You gotta use a "delay" (or "wait", can't remember exactly) parameter for the kernel to wait while the disc is recognized, dunno exactly, but 2 to 5 seconds should be enough. I have an EEE 701 and had the same problem. -- Daniel da Veiga
